The Gardener Magazine

The Gardener is a monthly, national magazine dedicated to inspiring gardeners, providing practical advice and showing step-by-step garden projects. Our monthly features include garden design, in-depth plant features, growing vegetables and herbs, water gardening, garden wildlife and pets, specialist plant articles and much more. We have an extensive database on our website that is growing daily.

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DIRT DIARIES

TOWERING OR TUMBLING • You can’t beat cascading white flowers for a touch of summer elegance.

Patio TRENDS • Spruce up your patio in time for the summer holidays – turn it into an outdoor living space for relaxing, fun family time or entertaining guests. A must-have comfy patio suite that can withstand all-weather conditions, a corner suite for smaller spaces, a fun pod chair, and relaxing swing chair. Add a couple of pots filled with colourful plants and summer awaits. This is what outdoor living is all about!

LUSH INDIGENOUS on a slope

Heroines of HORTICULTURE

10 of the BEST PLANT GIFTS • You simply can’t go wrong giving a plant as a Christmas gift. We’ve put together our collection of the most wanted – and sexiest – plants to hit the spot. Not only for your friends, family and loved ones, but for you too!

Adamastor’s MOSS WONDER… • The integration of local stone and indigenous mosses by the hands of a moss master creates a natural marvel with muted tones and quietude at the Tokara Wine Estate in Stellenbosch.

MID-SUMMER beauties • Turbo-boost your summer garden beds with strikingly colourful and easy-to-grow filler plants.

BOTANICAL Infusions • Herb syrups, spiced vinegars, flavoured oils and even flavoured vodka – summer’s the perfect time to experiment with edible plants to add a bit of zing to your everyday favourites.

5 Weed-choking groundcovers • Take a decorative route to suppress weeds in your garden…

GIFT Hydrangeas

What’s new in outdoor lighting • Well-placed lights in your garden can do wonders to show off your favourite plants, or turn an outdoor entertainment area into a magical wonderland.

Tropical Glam IN A POT • Big and bold colours are the characteristics of many tropical plants, and using some of them in pots together creates a glamorous eye-catching display.

WHAT TO DO NOW • Our guide to planting, sowing, pruning, dividing and caring for your garden – inspiration from The Gardener Team.

MAKE A SUCCULENT Christmas tree • For a Christmas tree with a twist, try your hand at our choice of one that is easy to care for, eye-catching, and simple to make.

Light up the shade with colour • From hot pink, shades of red and pure white come a new range of Impatiens walleriana called ‘Glimmer’.

ADD A TOUCH OF JOY with poinsettias • The number one houseplant over the festive season has to be potted poinsettias.

MARIMO MOSS BALLS A houseplant or a pet? • Whether you call this adorable living ball a houseplant or a pet, it’s fascinating to watch it grow, and it doesn’t need feeding.

STAKING and tying kit • In developing a good garden, plants will need to be staked occasionally, especially trees when they are young, to protect your investment. It’s a good idea to have an arsenal of staking and tying bits and pieces on hand to do the job quickly, efficiently and most importantly, without harming the plants. Plants that need staking are young trees, climbers or creepers, espaliered trees and tall flowering perennials, annuals and bulbs.

On the ROCKS! • Combine three simple plants to make an indigenous show-stopper.

Summer food garden tips • Summer’s food garden bounty is showing up on tables in bright colours, tasty dishes and full...